The greatest teacher APJ Abdul Kalam once said "the bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation" , where teachers play the role of creating the motivation in us. Teachers see the possibilities in every child and helps us make a better tomorrow. They teach us that it is not about giving the right answer but asking the right question.

This Teacher's day let's look back to those great teachers who changed the vision of learning:

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The man who's birthday defines Teacher's day, Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President and was the first teacher in
India. Studying in the Madras Presidency College, Radhakrishnan studied
philosophy by chance rather than choice because of financial constrains.

He became a Professor of
Philosophy at the University of Mysore, representing the University of
Calcutta at the International congresses and even lectured in Oxford on
Comparative Religion.

Not only was he a great teacher but also a
great inspirer who decided to observe his birthday as Teachers day to
remember the importance of teachers in India.Read more...

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I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.